The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-07-13
sEwING-MACHINE PATRIOTISM.
\ sudden Attack of Repentance.
Communicated
10 the Edif0g If the Times.


Richmond papers a card from Mr. c. L..
Ament, agent for the Wheeler d Wilson
Manufacturing Company, in which he
states that hc rendered coupons for the
company's license, bat after reflection he
felt 10 his duty to pay their taxes III
money, as they want the state govern
ment maintained, and that therefore they
had Withdrawn their tender OF coupons
and paid their license in money Permit
me To- state the facts Of the case, as they
came under my knowledge:
Mr.. Amcnt came 10 me on May 3lst
and said he wished to pay his license tax
I'm coupons. and as far as | recollect, the
remarks be then made did not lead me 10
suppose that he was such an ardent pa
triot as hc has since proved himself TO be.
Mr Amcnt purchased coupons for his
license and inserted an advertisement
I'm the Dipqth Cthe bill for which, by
the way, Mr.. Ament presented 10 me a
few hours before his conversion took
place. TO say that, having paid his license
In coupons he was prepared to sell sew
ing machines at cheap rates. lie even
suggested That ne should state in bis
advertisement that he had rendered cOu-
pOns I'm order tO uphold the honor of the
old Mother of Presidents and TO force her
TO settle with her creditors. Mr. Ament
appeared again subsequently on several
occasions after the suit was instituted
against his company under the coupon
crushcr act, but hc was full of fight and
the fire of patriotism did not seem TO Dc.
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m. .olso tbougbt he would Lc nuttino me
a. "a. i,i.. o,nl1sc ~. / .bonld br invoi, ,ed
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Eno,yin, tbe conn0n crnsbnr 40 be- an
oct was disnosed to
.r,;lo M tl,oso tors and informed him
,ra. o9i.e uilling IN stand the law suits.
Mr. tmcnt himself fben appeared I'm
nerson and asked me TO take the coupons
hack because one of his chief agents had
irst ainformod him that hc was running
for somo office under the Government.
and that if he continued 10 act as agent
fo, a. comnapv that Maid its faxes I'm cou.
mons he vorld lose the Office he was try
i,,,to'sec,ro II, nloin words abovcott had
-. t,.,;,,,,aI .,,airst ua Seving Ma.
,I... 'lr'1',', AMI A. Aroo,t seid he
,'i,I, loso ~ c1rtoin amonnt of business
icTo cnntinncd a. stand ON his tender.
Raibcrtban see Mr. Amort harmed i'm
tIis wov took tbe coupons back. but
-,tl,croI from our conversation that Mr..
trcnt was as much dispustcd as / was
at n,n s,rt of nressnre that had been
Irorrbt fo bear an him 10 force him 10
,,o,. I'm money Had / known beforehand
lHal amy OBJ NI' AiilCHl ,,. 'l"r oi1t' WIZ
running TOT any OlIcc uhucI lHc PoNcIn-
mant / c0un have fOr.spen the result !
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""'O 80. IVY 'i''
mad dc"-at amy rate was not prepared
f,r tbo .evtraordin9rilv rapid devel0p- /